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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fillmore, CA · August 23, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 23, 1964
Place
Fillmore, CA · FILLMORE, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N139SFCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182659

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0644  64/8/23  NR.FILLMORE CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N139SF              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 591 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            511 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT ENGAGED IN CANYON FLYING CONTRARY TO FLIGH CURRICULUM AND SAFE PRACTICES. FOUND-08/23/64.

Aircraft

Registration
N139SF
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.